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Domestic Sifter.

No. 231,718. Patented Aug. 31,1880,

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FREDERICK C. HESSE, ()F CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS Gr. RANDALL AND MAURICE STRAUSKY, OF SAME PLACE.

DOMESTIC SIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,718, dated August 31, 1880.

Application filed July 19, 1880. (No model.)

cinati, Hamilton county, in the State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements relating to Domestic Sifters for Flour, Meal, and the like, of which the following is a specification.

My device works by a vibratory or oscillating movement, is not liable to derangement, and is easily taken apart for examination and cleanin i The following is a description of what I con sider the best means of carrying out theinvention. I v

The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a central vertical section in the plane of the motion of the handle. Fig. 2 is a vertical section at right angles thereto.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

A is the body or case, formedof tinned'iron or other suitable material, open at top and bottom, and equipped with a handle, A.

B is a sieve of wire-cloth, stamped into a hemispherical form, and soldered or otherwise permanently attached at its inner surface of the case A.

C C are pockets formed on opposite sides of the case just above the sieve. They are best formed by punching small round holes in the periphery to the metal and covering each by small caps soldered on the exterior.

D D D are curved wires fixed in a hub, E, at each end. The curvature corresponds with the inner surface of'the sieve B. The hubs E are joined by a cross-bar, F, which is rocked by a stiff lever, G, extending up above the top of A. Each hub E is provided with a wire staple, E, projecting upward. At a point considerabl y above the cross-bar F is soldered or otherwise rigidly secured a stout or elastic curved wire, H, which reaches outward through a staple, E, on each side.

In the working condition of the device the entire rocking parts turn on the ends of the wire H as centers, the ends of H being held in the pockets C. The motion is easily imparted by operating the upper end of the lever G. At each reciprocation the wires D sweep backward and forward across theinner surface of the sieve B and cause the meahflour, 850., to be rapidly worked through.

The case A may be held up by the handle during the operation, or may rest down upon the table, cake-board, or other support, or it may be supported partly by each.

When it is desired to clean or for any other purpose take the. device apart, this is easily accomplished by simply reaching down with the hand in the case A and drawing the clastic ends of the wire H sufficiently together to detach their ends from the pockets C. The ready separation of the device makes it easy to jar away or brush away any material adhering to any part, and,if desired, to wash the parts.

The curved wires H, besides aifording unusual facilities for applying the parts together and separating them at will, serve a useful purpose, by their elastic action, in allowing the oscillating parts to adapt themselves to anyimperfection in the workmanship or adjustment. The sieve B is liable to become distorted from various causes with use. The elastic mountin g of the reciprocating parts allows for such without inducing mischief.

Modifications may be made in the details. I have shown the case A as formed with two rings or horizontal ridges to aid in measuring the quantity of flour or meal. More or less of such ridges may be used. Both the upper and lower edges of the case A may be hemmed or wired. The handle A may be omitted. A bail may be employed. Feet may be provided at the bottom. I can employ a greater or less number of the wires D.

I claim as my invention- In a sifting device, in combination with a casing, A, having pockets C, and a concave sieve, B, the oscillating agitators D, operating-lever G, spring-arms H, and staples or guides E, arranged to serve relatively to each other as herein specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Cincinnati, Ohio, this 14th day of July, 1880, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK O. HESSE. Witnesses:

W. L. WHITE, M. F. SCHWARTZ. 

